Asylum applications from Turks in Germany see 203 pct rise in first 7 months
There was a 203 percent increase in the number of asylum applications from Turkish citizens filed in Germany in the first seven months of...
Court-appointed CHP leadership appoints new chairmen in 8 provinces
The court-appointed leadership of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has appointed new provincial party chairs in eight provinces as it...
295 detained, 61 arrested in a month as part of crackdown on HDP
Nuray Özdoğan, co-spokesperson for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) law and human rights commissions, has said 295 people were detained and 61 were...
Turkey detains 24 people over alleged Gülen links
Twenty-four people across Turkey have been detained by the police for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government...
Turkey’s opposition bloc nominates CHP chairman as its joint presidential candidate
A bloc of six Turkish opposition parties has nominated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 74, leader of the country’s main opposition party, as its joint presidential candidate...
12 jailed in bid-rigging probe targeting İstanbul Municipality subsidiary
A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 12 people detained in a new operation targeting a subsidiary of the İstanbul Municipality over allegations...
Critically ill woman remains in prison despite second hospital report recommending her release
Critically ill Ayşe Özdoğan, 34, who suffers from a rare form of cancer, remains in prison despite a health report from Akdeniz University Hospital...
UN ‘deeply concerned’ by Kenya’s return of Turkish refugees
The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday over the repatriation of four Turkish refugees from Kenya who rights groups say were abducted and forcibly returned in violation...
Turkish gov’t cancels financial aid of students protesting Erdoğan-appointed rector
Turkish authorities have canceled the student loans and scholarships of at least 100 university students because they participated in protests against the appointment of...
Turkey’s Constitutional Court finds fair trial violation in former officer’s coup conviction
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the right to a fair trial of a former noncommissioned officer who was sentenced to more than 12...
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This report examines how the sweeping measures introduced in Turkey following the coup attempt of July 15, 2016 evolved over the next decade...
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The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...